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Gun sighting telescope

29 Nov 2015 19:49 #1 by ianbache
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I have this in the Llanbedr archive, and was trying to establish if it was from a Canberra Aircraft or from a different Aircraft.

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30 Nov 2015 02:23 #2 by PETERTHEEATER
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It's not an aircraft item at all Ian. As marked, it is an artillery gunsight typically used in ship installations of medium calibre guns. Although Canadian (patent) it was used by US military too.

EDIT: It may, possibly, have been used Ground to Air for a tracking purpose associated with the (then) Llanbedr activities.

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30 Nov 2015 13:58 #3 by kebecker
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these seem to crop up on various auction sites from time to time. The sight should also have its own wood transport case.

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30 Nov 2015 18:55 #4 by ianbache
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It's not an aircraft item at all Ian. As marked, it is an artillery gunsight typically used in ship installations of medium calibre guns. Although Canadian (patent) it was used by US military too.

EDIT: It may, possibly, have been used Ground to Air for a tracking purpose associated with the (then) Llanbedr activities.


Thank you Peter,
You may well be right it may possibly come out from the Azimuth trailer located at the end of the runway for the launch of the Jindivik, or may of been used earlier on the Firefly's,
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